Goods and Services Tax : The Finance Act, 2025 retrospectively amended Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act after the Supreme Court allowed ITC on certain comm...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that liabilities arising from corporate guarantees qualify as financial debt under Section 5(8) of the Inso...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that a shortfall payment clause in a Deed of Hypothecation can qualify as a contract of guarantee under th...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court expressed serious reservations about earlier rulings denying bail in UAPA cases, holding that smaller benches ca...
Income Tax : The article explains the Supreme Court’s landmark 2024 ruling that broken period interest on debt securities is capital in natur...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court ruled that CoC and RP can surrender financially burdensome assets voluntarily, clarifying moratorium under section 1...
Corporate Law : SC clarifies limits of High Court's writ powers in IBC cases and recognises Indian CIRP as foreign main proceeding in cross-border...
Corporate Law : Justice BR Gavai sworn in as India's 52nd Chief Justice. Focus areas include addressing case pendency and improving court infrastr...
Corporate Law : Key IBC case law updates from Oct-Dec 2024, covering Supreme Court and High Court decisions on CoC powers, resolution plans, relat...
Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court stayed further proceedings arising from a Section 74 GST order while examining whether writ petitions can be ent...
Finance : The Supreme Court refused relief to borrowers who defaulted from the very first instalment after availing an ₹8.09 crore loan. T...
Finance : The Supreme Court upheld a Will executed in favour of the testator’s sister despite objections from his wife and children. The C...
Income Tax : SC examined nature of amounts received from an AOP and upheld findings that receipts constituted profit share rather than revenue ...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to a Delhi High Court ruling that quashed reassessment proceedings under Sections 148A(d...
Corporate Law : The Bill seeks to amend Articles 15 and 16 to allow reservation for backward classes proportionate to their population identified ...
Fema / RBI : RBI directs banks, NBFCs, and other entities to implement Supreme Court’s accessibility guidelines for digital KYC, ensuring inc...
Income Tax : CBDT raises monetary limits for tax appeals: Rs. 60 lakh for ITAT, Rs. 2 crore for High Court, and Rs. 5 crore for Supreme Court, ...
Corporate Law : No restrictions on joint bank accounts or nominations for the queer community, as clarified by the Supreme Court and RBI in August...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court of India introduces new procedures for case adjournments effective 14th February 2024, detailing strict guidelines a...
SC quashes Punjab HC order dismissing plea under CrPC 482. Case remitted to Sessions Court for re-examination of deposit requirement in NI Act conviction.
SC clarifies scope of Section 143A of NI Act, holding interim compensation as discretionary, not mandatory, in cheque bounce cases. Appeal partly allowed.
Mere exchange of draft MoUs or discussions on WhatsApp does not amount to a binding contract, especially when a formal agreement remains unsigned.
The Supreme Court ruled that insolvency moratorium under IBC shields corporate directors from Section 138 NI Act cases, quashing proceedings against Vishnoo Mittal.
Supreme Court dismisses SLP by CIT (Exemptions) against KIIT due to a 504-day delay in filing. Development fees were treated as capital expenditure.
The Supreme Court overturned the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s decision to condone a 1011-day delay in filing a second appeal, citing lack of sufficient cause.
Supreme Court rules on police authority in cognizable drug-related offences under Chapter IV of the Drugs Act, emphasizing the role of Drugs Inspectors.
Supreme Court held that the penalties imposed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission [NCDRC] are regulatory in nature and do not constitute “debt” under the IBC. Thus, penalty imposed by NCDRC needs to be complied with.
Supreme Court held that when a cell phone is sold along with a charger there is only one Maximum Retail Price and hence charger cannot be taxed separately under Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2007 [UP VAT Act].
SC rules that NCLT cannot decide on public law matters under MMDR Act in IBC cases, reaffirming High Court jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227.
